Description of Business	12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2025
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Description of Business	Description of Business The Company, founded in 1807, was incorporated in the state of New York on January 15, 1904. Throughout this report, when we refer to “Wiley,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us,” we are referring to John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and all our subsidiaries, except where the context indicates otherwise. Wiley is one of the world’s largest publishers and a global leader in research and learning. The Company's content, services, platforms, and knowledge networks are tailored to meet the evolving needs of its customers and partners, including researchers, students, instructors, professionals, institutions, and corporations. We report financial information in three reportable segments which include Research, Learning, and Held for Sale or Sold, as well as a Corporate expense category. Through the Research segment, we provide peer-reviewed scientific, technical, and medical (STM) journals, content platforms, and related publishing and audience solutions to academic, corporate, and government customers, academic societies, and individual researchers. The Learning segment provides scientific, professional, and education print and digital books to researchers, professionals, and students, digital courseware for instructors and students and assessment services to businesses and professionals. The Held for Sale or Sold segment primarily consists of non-core businesses which were classified as held-for-sale until the date of sale, as well as other businesses which were sold.

Description of Business

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2025

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

The Company, founded in 1807, was incorporated in the state of New York on January 15, 1904. Throughout this report, when we refer to “Wiley,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us,” we are referring to John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and all our subsidiaries, except where the context indicates otherwise.

Wiley is one of the world’s largest publishers and a global leader in research and learning. The Company's content, services, platforms, and knowledge networks are tailored to meet the evolving needs of its customers and partners, including researchers, students, instructors, professionals, institutions, and corporations.

We report financial information in three reportable segments which include Research, Learning, and Held for Sale or Sold, as well as a Corporate expense category. Through the Research segment, we provide peer-reviewed scientific, technical, and medical (STM) journals, content platforms, and related publishing and audience solutions to academic, corporate, and government customers, academic societies, and individual researchers. The Learning segment provides scientific, professional, and education print and digital books to researchers, professionals, and students, digital courseware for instructors and students and assessment services to businesses and professionals. The Held for Sale or Sold segment primarily consists of non-core businesses which were classified as held-for-sale until the date of sale, as well as other businesses which were sold.